Shlomi Lavi / Nov 20, 2020
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Looking for the right Non-Profit solution for your business? buyers like you are primarily concerned about the real total implementation cost (TCO), full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, pros and cons. in this article we compare between the 2 software products:
Vendor comparison
DonorPerfect: SofterWare is based in Horsham, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. We were founded in 1981 with a mission to develop and support software that is easy to learn, easy to use, and adaptable to users' unique needs. The company has grown over 30 years from a small entrepreneurial business to a $25 million+ company with over 10,000 nonprofit, childcare, camp, school and payment processing clients. We credit our longevity and success to our team's dedication to providing complete customer satisfaction through outstanding products and services.
Shelby Systems: Shelby Systems supplies the software and financial tools needed to help ministries and organizations thrive.
Since 1976, Shelby Systems has been a leader in providing software to churches, parishes, denominational headquarters, independent ministries, and development organizations. There are over 24,000 users who are currently supported all over the United States and in several foreign countries.
Shelby was the first church management software company to hold the Gold Partner Certification from Microsoft. This designation is awarded to elite business partners that meet Microsoft's top level of requirements in the areas of software stability, training, certification of technicians, and customer satisfaction.
Over the years, Shelby has been characterized by consistently providing excellent support, reliable customer service and the highest ethical business practices.
Pricing/cost comparison
The real cost of Non-Profit software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training cost, customization cost, required hardware, and the cost of maintenance & support and other related services. It's critical that you account for all of these costs to gain an understanding of the system's "total cost of ownership". We prepared a total cost calculator for DonorPerfect TCO and ShelbyNext: Financials total cost to help with the total cost of ownership calculation.
DonorPerfect price Starting from $89 per month , on a scale between 1 to 10 DonorPerfect is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Non-Profit software. ShelbyNext: Financials price Starting from $29 per user/month , when comparing ShelbyNext: Financials to their competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Non-Profit software cost.
Bottom line: DonorPerfect is more expensive than ShelbyNext: Financials.
Features and functionality
As with any business software solutions, it’s important to consider the features & functionality. The tool should support the processes, workflows, reports and needs that matter to your team. To help you evaluate this, we've compared DonorPerfect Vs. ShelbyNext: Financials based on some of the most important and required Non-Profit features.
DonorPerfect: API, Customizable Reporting, Email integration, Mobile Access, Online Customer Support, ..
ShelbyNext: Financials list of features include the following: We are still working to collect the list of features of ShelbyNext: Financials.
Target customer size
DonorPerfect is focused on the nonprofit industry and addresses sectors that include animal welfare, habitat preservation, culture & humanities, environment & conservation, faith-based & religious organizations as well as Foundations and Grants to name a few. and ShelbyNext: Financials's target customer size include: Small business, Medium business, Large business.